| Litigants: | Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation |
| Arguedate: | January 9 |
| Argueyear: | 2007 |
| Decidedate: | March 5 |
| Decideyear: | 2007 |
| Fullname: | Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation |
| Usvol: | 549 |
| Uspage: | 422 |
| Parallelcitations: | 127 S. Ct. 1184; 167 L. Ed. 2d 15 |
| Majority: | Ginsburg |
| Joinmajority: | unanimous |
Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation, 549 U.S. 422 (2007), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court, in which the court held a United States district court has discretion to respond at once to a defendant's forum non conveniens plea, and need not take up first any other threshold objection. In particular, a court need not resolve whether it has authority to adjudicate the cause (subject-matter jurisdiction) or personal jurisdiction over the defendant if it determines that, in any event, a foreign tribunal is the more suitable arbiter of the merits of the case.